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Chapter-09 Antiobesity Agents

BOOK TITLE: Drug Screening Methods: Preclinical Evaluation of New Drugs

Author
1. Gupta Rachna
ISBN
9788184486186
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10244_9
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
18
Author Affiliations
1. Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi (India), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India, University College of Medical Sciences, GTB Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India
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Abstract

The animal models of obesity have been either of spontaneous origin or the result of experimental manipulation of the environment or hypothalamic centers that regulate food intake and energy balance. Accordingly, diet-induced, hypothalamic, virus-induced, genetic models of obesity have been developed.

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